Atherinopsis californiensis
Jacksmelt
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Atherinopsis
Atherinopsis californiensis (Jacksmelt)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Branchiostegal rays: 5-6 (Ref. 36497).
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to southwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. pelagic-neritic.
Biology
Adults inhabit inshore areas, including bays (Ref. 2850). Form schools (Ref. 2850). Demersal spawners in nearshore habitats (Ref. 56049). Oviparous, with planktonic, primarily neustonic larvae (Ref. 36497). Eggs are attached to one another by spawning substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 36497). Sold fresh (Ref. 2850).
Max length: 45.0 cm TL; common length: 40.0 cm TL; max age: 11 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders. Oviparous (Ref. 36497).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2008-05-01. Resilience: Medium (tm=2.5; Fec = 6,000).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Lavenberg, R.J. and M. Chernoff (1995) Atherinidae. Pejerreyes. p. 889-901. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Watson, W. (1996) Atherinidae: silversides. p. 608-619. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 p.
De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero (1997) Catalogo de los peces marinos de Baja California Sur. IPN-CICIMAR, La Paz, Mexico. P. 346.
Barry, J. P., M. M. Yoklavich, G. M. Cailliet, D. A. Ambrose and B. S. Antrim (1996) Trophic ecology of the dominant fishes in Elkhorn Slough, California, 1974-1980. Estuaries 19(1):115-138.
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